- Becki-Iverson
- December 28, 2016
Resolutions are a tricky thing… A photo posted by Becki Iverson (@beckiiverson) on Nov 20, 2016 at 5:31pm PST Cooking more is definitely on the 2017 agenda. Sometimes they can be really helpful. For example, last year I made a resolution to be more consistent about working on the blog.
- Becki-Iverson
- December 15, 2016
She rang of keys… Photo courtesy of Colin Michael Simmons. How do you make something sad to be something funny? Can you ever truly understand the past? That is the central question at the heart of Fun Home, currently visiting Minneapolis at the Orpheum Theater. Fun Home is the 2015
- Becki-Iverson
- December 1, 2016
Game of Thrones fans, this one’s for you! Photo by Heidi Bohnenkamp. Do you like castles? Incest? Bloody family feuds? Do you follow Game of Thrones as if it’s your actual family? If so, I have the play for you. The Lion in Winter, currently showing at the Guthrie Theater
- Becki-Iverson
- November 30, 2016
Explore the world with brand new eyes. Photo by Joan Marcus. Fellow avid readers may remember A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, the overnight success novel by Mark Haddon that swept the literary community in 2003. It’s made waves ever since, and currently is showing at the
- Becki-Iverson
- November 28, 2016
Christmas needs a little comedy. Since Christmas is a time of rituals and habits, it can be difficult to make a holiday show seem fresh. I mean come on, we all love The Christmas Carol and A Christmas Story, but every single year? Sometimes you need to mix it up
- Becki-Iverson
- November 18, 2016
Screaming fresh. Screaming fresh is the only word I can think to describe the last couple of seasons at Mixed Blood Theatre, which has been producing some truly modern, new stories. It’s exciting to see theater describing our contemporary experience, feeling it’s way through our increasingly diverse society and holding
- Becki-Iverson
- November 15, 2016
Partner with Finnegans and Brave New Workshop to feed the homeless. As we enter a season of thanks and giving, I always like to take a pause and try to find ways to pay it forward. I’ve been extremely lucky in my life to always have a backup plan of
- Becki-Iverson
- November 14, 2016
Kids will roll in the aisles for this modern take on an old tale. Photo by Dan Norman. Sometimes in life, you need to take a risk and go for something unexpected. The latest production of Cinderella at the Children’s Theatre Company is just such an event. Rather than go
- Becki-Iverson
- November 11, 2016
Fantasy fans are going to have a field day By Mathew LeFebvre. Do you like Lord of the Rings? The Hobbit? Mythical stories of ancient Nordic and Germanic religions? Beowulf? Fantasy in general? If you do: then friend, do I have the show for you. Das Rheingold is kicking off
- Becki-Iverson
- November 9, 2016
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. – Dalai Lama Photo by Dan Norman. I’m pretty sure that a couple decades from now, our kids are going to ask what we were doing last night, on the election of the 45th President. Where were you?